COLUMBIA — The nearly 40,000 active duty military members stationed in South Carolina continue to work without pay amid the ongoing shutdown of the national government.
There are also about 11,200 civilian employees working for the U.S. Department of Defense in the Palmetto State. Those whose roles the various military branches have deemed non-essential are furloughed until Congress comes to an agreement over continuing to fund the federal government.
“This is a military state, with eight major installations,” Gov. Henry McMaster told reporters Thursday…